— Driving to work used to be popular.

— That was true. But ________, more and more people go to work by bike to avoid traffic.

A. suddenly B. luckily C. widely D. lately

She works hard ________ she can pass the final exam.

A. since B. as if C. unless D. so that

— I wonder if we ________ four days off by the end of this month.

— I hope so. But if our task ________ finished, we’ll have to work overtime.

A. will have；won’t B. have；won’t

C. will have；isn’t D. have；doesn’t

— Do you know that Hangzhou is going to hold the 19th Asian Games in 2022?

— ________ news! I can’t wait to watch the games.

A. What bad B. What good C. How bad D. How good

The documentary Under the Dome (《蒼穹之下》) which ________ by Chai Jing showed us that the air pollution in China was very serious.

A. produces B. produced C. is produced D. was produced

This is the most interesting photo ________ I took in Hainan last year.

A. that B. who C. what D. which

— Excuse me, Sir. Could you please tell me the way to the Bird Nest?

— ________ . I am new here. You’d better ask someone else.

A. My pleasure B. I am sorry C. Not at all D. Glad to hear that

— Can you predict ________ ?

— It is said humans can live to 200 years.

A. how long can humans live B. how long humans can live

C. how soon can humans live D. how soon humans can live

通讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各小題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出一個(gè)最佳答案。

Every April, there is a special day when people remember and honor their ancestors (祖先). It is called Tomb (墳?zāi)?-Sweeping Day, also known as Qingming Festival. This year, the day __________ on April 4th.

Tomb-Sweeping Day is a(n) __________ Chinese festival. It began over 2,000 years ago. A well-known poem by the Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu __________ the day: “Rains fall heavily as Qingming comes, and passersby with lowered spirits go. A drizzling rain falls on the mourning Day, the mourner’s heart is breaking on his way.”

Tomb-Sweeping Day has been a public __________ on the Chinese mainland since 2008. On this day, __________ bring flowers, food and wine to their ancestors’ tombs (墳?zāi)?. They put food like cakes and fruits in front of the tombs. After that, they __________ the dirt (塵土) off the tombs and remember their dead family members.

__________ do Chinese people do this? That’s because people think that visiting tombs during Qingming Festival is to __________ respect (尊重) to their dead family members.

However, Tomb-Sweeping Day is not only about this. During that time, the weather is getting __________. So Tomb-Sweeping Day also means finally being able to garden and enjoy outdoor activities in China. Families often __________ for outings or fly kites at this time.

1.A. falls B. turns C. appears D. puts

2.A. popular B. famous C. traditional D. unhappy

3.A. explains B. describes C. draws D. paints

4.A. weekend B. weekday C. journey D. holiday

5.A. classes B. families C. friends D. groups

6.A. sweep B. keep C. turn D. go

7.A. Where B. When C. Why D. Who

8.A. bring B. show C. give D. take

9.A. warmer B. colder C. cooler D. shorter

10.A. have fun B. work hard C. pull together D. get together

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Minutes

Green Building Committee (委員會) Meeting, Wing Lung School

Date and time: 4 p.m. March 5th, 2017

Present: Mr. To (Principle), Ms. Man, Mr. Cheung, Ms. Sin (committee members)

1.Opening

Mr. To opened the meeting and welcomed Ms. Sin as a new committee member.

2.The Green Building Project

In order to make Wing Lung School more environmentally friendly and to make students take notice of environmental problems, such as rising temperature of the Earth, it has been decided that work on The Green Building Project would begin in June.

2.1 Solar panels (太陽能電池板)

Plans to install solar panels on the rooftop of the main building have been decided.

2.2 Roof garden

Ms. Man pointed out that a roof garden could make the temperature in the main building become lower. However, it has been decided that the school could not afford to build a roof garden at present.

2.3 Water tank (水箱)

Plans for the installation (安裝) of a water tank on the rooftop to collect water for toilets were passed.

2.4 Timers on light switches

It has been decided that timers would be installed on light switches in all classrooms so that lights would switch off automatically(自動地) at the end of the day.

3.A speech

It was agreed that a speech would be given to tell students information about the project at 4 p.m. on March 28th in the school hall.

4.There being no other business, the meeting was ended at 5 p.m.

1.What does the word “minutes” mean in Chinese?

A. 分鐘 B. 一會兒 C. 會議記錄 D. 統(tǒng)計(jì)表

2.Which is one of the purposes of the Green Building Project?

A. To build a roof garden.

B. To install a water tank.

C. To add new committee members.

D. To make students pay more attention to the environment.

3.Which is TRUE about a roof garden?

A. It will be built in the building.

B. It can make the temperature of the building roof become lower.

C. It won’t be built now because of the high cost.

D. It won’t be built because the committee members don’t agree.

4.How long did the meeting last?

A. An hour. B. 13 hours. C. 23 days. D. 3 months.

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A. The building in Wing Lung School is green.

B. The project is to build houses.

C. Solar panels will be installed soon.

D. Lights will be on itself at the beginning of the day.